MET Associates

Litigation Support Experience Dr. Mitchell has provided technical support and expert testimony in court and in deposition on issues of scientific data and mathematical modeling to the Petroleum Industry, the Insurance Industry, and the Legal Profession in the areas of Forensic Meteorology and Forensic Geosciences litigation. Forensic Meteorology litigation cases include providing expert witness support and testimony for Meteorological Data Analysis, Air Pollution Analysis, Air Quality Modeling, and Weather Event Re-Construction cases both Domestic and International. Litigation Case examples include: 1) Multiple cases involving Air Dispersion Modeling of Chemical Pollutants/Particulate Matter and Weather Wind Profile analysis in defense of petrochemical facilities being sued by surrounding neighborhoods due to Accidental Chemical Releases. 2) Weather Pattern Re-Construction and analysis of Historical Rainfall data in an urban setting in defense of commercial building owner being sued due to Flooding occurrences resulting in property damage. 3) Re-Construction of Weather Conditions and Wind data related to the occurrence of Dense Ground Fog and Reduced Visibility conditions resulting in a major, Multi-Vehicle Freeway accident and personal injury. 4) Historical Wind Data analysis and Air Quality Modeling in support of a Class Action Toxic Tort suit brought by a rural subdivision downwind of a polluting industrial complex. 5) Numerous Forensic Meteorology cases involving Force Majeure and the Re-Construction of Weather Conditions occurring at the time of an Accident, Injury or Criminal Action. 6) Modeling and Analysis for multiple cases involving Leaking Railway Cars and Industrial Tanks creating Hazardous Spills and Releases of Hazardous Pollutants into the Atmosphere. 7) Numerous cases requiring Air Dispersion Modeling Analysis and Forensic Meteorology Investigation to determine concentration levels of Smoke and Particulate Matter (PM10, PM2.5) during industrial operations and accidents. Litigation Case List and References Provided Upon Request Professional Affiliations American Meteorological Society American Association of Petroleum Geologists National Association of Environmental Professionals Air and Waste Management Association Society of Exploration Geophysicists Scientific Research Society of North America National Physics Honor Society American Bar Association, Associate Member Litigation Division